Bottle attachment



June 2, 1942. B, s H f 2,284,625

BOTTLE ATTAOIBMENT Filed Oct. 16, 1939 RAYMOND BSMIT JOHN H.NoRMAN INVENTORS ATTORNEY Patented June 2, 1942 BOTTLE ATTACHMENT Raymond B. Smith and John H. Norman, Elmhurst, 111.

Application October 16, 1939, Serial No. 299,692

1 Claim.

This invention relates to an improved bottle attachment and has, for one of its principal objects, the provision of means whereby drinking from a bottle may be readily and conveniently accomplished in substantially the same manner as drinking from a glass or similar receptacle.

Another object of the invention is to provide an attachment for bottles or the like which can be simply and economically manufactured and which also can be readily applied to the bottle with a minimum expenditure of time and trouble.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a drinking attachment for bottles or the like which is of such a nature that it can be dispensed or made available in practically all places where bottled drinks are sold and which, furthermore, can be used as an advertising medium even to the extent of having the same distributed free with the bottles by the advertiser.

Other and further important objects of the invention will be apparent from the disclosures in the accompanying drawing and following specification.

The invention, in a preferred form, is shown in the drawing and hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawing,

The single figure is a side elevation of one of the improved bottle attachments of this invention, showing a preferred embodiment.

As shown in the drawing:

The reference numeral l2 indicates generally a cup-like element preferably formed in the shape of a frustrum of a cone and with open ends and a cut-away portion I4 as illustrated. The device as shown includes a rounded bead I6 at its upper edge, which bead can be 01 different types or can be omitted, if desired.

The structures of this invention can be composed of various materials such as metal, molded plastics, rubber, paper, impregnated cloth and various combinations of these materials and even other materials.

As shown, the cup-like element 12 has a cylindrical bottle fitting attachment 24 mounted thereon, and this is provided with an annular lip or bead 2B which is resilient and acts somewhat in the manner of a gasket when the same is fitted into a bottle neck, thereby producing a non-leak relationship therewith,

It will be seen that herein is provided a drinking attachment for bottles or the like which is simple, convenient, economical, and which can be readily applied and which, on account of its sanitary features will appeal to the trade and the public generally as a satisfactory means of consuming bottled drinks without the necessity of a glass to which most people object and which also eliminates the necessity of drinking directly from the bottle which is also objectionable but usually borne with by the consumer.

These devices may be made of almost any material which will fit the purpose and can be so constructed as to be quite cheap or relatively inexpensive, depending somewhat upon the users or distributors desires and also depending upon whether or not the device is to be used just once or over and over again. A person may carry some of these devices in his pocket for use from time to time, or the structures may be made very cheaply out of plastic or the like and adapted to be thrown away or discarded after one or more uses. Any or all of these devices may bear some advertising insignia, and in that connection, will appeal to advertisers or distributors of various bottled drinks generally as constituting means whereby their particular product can be very aptly brought to the attention of the purchasing public.

We are aware that many changes may be made and numerous details of construction varied throughout a wide range Without departing from the principles of this invention, and we, therefore, do not propose limiting the patent granted hereon otherwise than as necessitated by the prior art.

We claim as our invention:

A drinking attachment for bottles, comprising a cup-shaped main portion, and integral means on said portion for temporarily attaching the same to the neck of a bottle, the main portion being in the form of a frustrum of a cone, and the attaching means comprising a sleeve-like extension and an integral annular liquid sealing ridge on the extension on the outer face thereof and at approximately its middle.

RAYMOND B. SMITH. JOHN H. NORMAN. 

